The novel “Temple” is not only a deeply intimate work that touches on such a complex topic as euthanasia, which literature very rarely addresses. First of all, this is an amazing story about the extraordinary challenge of an old hermit, still alive, who in the suburbs of the Spanish capital has been building a temple with his own hands for half a century, reverently devoting his entire life to it. Moreover, he builds it without any plans or drawings, on a whim, without even knowing how to read. With themes such as personal empowerment, redemption, and love intersecting, the novel is a gripping story of contemporary life; comparison and conflict of life values. Through an imaginary meeting between a strange architect from God, Fernando, and a young Frenchman, grieving for his mother who has passed away, Olivier Larizza involves us in an unusual, exciting adventure, which at the same time becomes a search for truth in the raging whirlwind of Madrid nights and the bustle of our contemporaries. The novel “Temple” was written in in a magnificent style with great emotional power, contrasting the banalities of modern life with the power of dreams.

In 2003, the Le Figaro newspaper named Olivier Larizza the most talented writer of his generation; he published 15 books, critics compare him with such authors as Christian Bobin, Khalil Gibran, Paulo Coelho. Larizza is an Oscar winner in 2009.